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Why I’m yet to appoint ministers, says Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday attributed the delay in his appointment of ministers to the late submission of the transition…
Gani Adams, OPC pull out of NNPC pipeline surveillance
The Oodua People’s Congress (OPC) said it would pull out its men from guarding all Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC)…
Edo police apprehend killers of Corps Member in Benin
Jethro Ibileke/Benin Two members of a suspected armed robbery gang who allegedly killed a member of the National Youth Service…
Ban Ki-Moon calls for Ramadan truce in Yemen
United Nations Secretary Ban Ki-moon, on Monday in Geneva, urged all warring sides in the Yemen conflict to silence their…
17 West African, 1 Algerian migrants die in Sahara desert
The Nigerien authorities and the International Organisation for Migration (IOM) on Monday in Niamey, announced the discovery of the bodies…
Well conducted elections will produce good people, says Jega
Prof. Attahiru Jega, the Chairman, Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), has stated that well conducted election will result in the…
Boko Haram: US supports Nigeria, others with $5bn
The United States says it has announced a five billion US dollars contribution to the Multinational Joint Task Force (MNJTF),…
Taraba demolishes buildings to restore Jalingo masterplan
The Taraba Ministry of Urban Development on Tuesday said the ongoing demolition of illegal structures erected within the Jalingo metropolis…
Ambode: PDP Lagos continues to make us believe it exists, says APC
The Lagos State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) on Monday said that the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) was…
Ambode dissolves parastatals, sacks Fashola’s sister, others
Kazeem Ugbodaga There has been a massive shake-up in the Lagos State Government as Governor Akinwunmi Ambode dissolved all Boards…
Security is everybody’s business, Lagos CP
Lives and property will be in great danger if security issue is left to the government alone, says the Lagos…
Dogara appoints ex-Rep member as Chief of Staff
The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rep. Yakubu Dogara, on Monday, appointed a former member of the assembly, Mr…
Indonesia demands answers from Australia over bribery allegation
Indonesia Vice President, Jusuf Kalla, on Monday said Australia should come clean about allegations that its authorities paid smugglers to…
Parents appeal to Borno govt to re-open closed schools
Parents in Borno on Monday appealed to the State Government to re-open Public Secondary Schools shut down in March 2014,…
NERC licenses 4 coys to generate 774 MW of electricity
The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) has issued on-grid licences to four companies to generate 774 megawatts (MW) of electricity.…
Nigerians applaud AU over single currency, passport proposal
Some Abuja residents on Monday said plans by the African Union to introduce a single currency and passport was a…
Why are Nigerians anxious to have Ministers – Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari has queried why Nigerians are eager to have him name his cabinet, two weeks after he was…
Boko Haram: Buhari plans Cameroon trip
Johannesburg (AFP) – Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari is planning to visit Cameroon to cement a regional fighting force against Boko…
9 dead in twin blast in Potiskum
The Police in Yobe, on Monday confirmed the death of nine persons in twin bomb explosions which rocked Potiskum, the…
FIFA bans Super Falcons’ Njoku for three games
June 15 (Reuters) – Nigeria defender Ugo Njoku has been banned for three games for lashing out at Australia’s Samantha…
Pope accepts resignations of 2 US bishops over sex abuse cover-up
Vatican City (AFP) – Pope Francis has accepted the resignation of two US bishops accused of failing to respond appropriately…
Nigerians task Buhari on export promotion, foreign investment
Some Abuja residents have urged the President Muhammadu Buhari administration to pursue a foreign policy that would ensure that Nigeria’s…
Ambode calls for collective efforts to battle cancer
Governor Akinwumi Ambode of Lagos State on Sunday urged corporate organisations, NGOs and individuals to invest in cancer awareness, diagnosis,…
Bomb blast on police, intelligence offices in Chad kills many
N’DJAMENA, June 15 (Reuters) – At least one suicide bomber attacked police and intelligence offices in Chad’s capital N’Djamena on…
Child sacrifice for wealth, power, expected to rise in Uganda
Luweero (Uganda) (AFP) – Kanani and Sylvia, brother and sister aged nine and eight, were grazing the family cattle in…
Police arrest 30 suspected in Ogun
Abiodun Onafuye/Abeokuta Ogun State Police Command has in the last one week arrested 30 suspected cultists at various locations in…
Sexual Offences Bill: Falana backs Soyinka, says bill was illegally adjusted
Femi Falana, Nigerian lawyer and human rights activist has backed Prof. Wole Soyinka’s position on the Sexual Offences Bill, noting…
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Sexual Offences Bill: Open Letter To Prof. Wole Soyinka By Sen. Chris Anyawu
I have read your open letter published on PM NEWS and re-published on BELLA NAIJA, Premiumtimesnig.com and a number of…
Looming danger over HND/B.Sc discrimination in paramilitary agencies
President Muhammadu Buhari should please urgently end this certificate discrimination between HND and BSc. holders in Federal Ministry of Interior…
Pressurise South Africa to transfer al-Bashir to ICC, SERAP tells AU
Kazeem Ugbodaga The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has called on the leadership of the African Union, including Nigeria…